2025 Format
💥There are no classes at I Heart Balboa.💥
Our event is an exchange: less stressful & totally focused on social dancing & personal connections.❤
Yes, this does mean that you should learn at least a little Balboa before you come! 🤣🧐
A Weekend Pass includes admission to everything: 3 dances with live music, 2 DJ'd late nights, daytime social activities (games, practice sessions, and more)
Day Passes include admission to all activities & dances on that specific day only
There is no a la carte admission for individual dances. (But you can buy a Day Pass, yo.)
If you want to book a private lesson or small group private class, you can do so by contacting the instructor of your choice, once we announce them. You will pay them directly for your lesson (you'll also need an event pass to get into the venues, so don't forget that part).
2025 Pricing
We've done away with Price Tiers and Flash Sales and all that stressful reloading of your browser on registration opening day. Instead, we'll be offering consistent Sliding Scale Pricing for Weekend Passes bought online through March 5th, 2025.
2025 Pricing
We've done away with Price Tiers and Flash Sales and all that stressful reloading of your browser on registration opening day. Instead, we'll be offering consistent Sliding Scale Pricing for Weekend Passes bought online through March 5th, 2025.
Sliding Scale Pricing is a set of variable rates for the same thing. This price structure allows everyone to access the fun of a dance weekend in a way that is right for their personal financial situation, while still enabling the event to pay its bills. Those with less resources can choose the lower prices and those with surplus resources can choose to pay at a higher rate. Choosing a higher rate helps to sustain the event and subsidize the discounted admissions (spoiler: regional swing dance events generally operate at a loss or, when very lucky, they break even).💸
You'll be able to choose your own price for a Weekend Pass, as long as you register by March 5th.
Weekend Passes
Sliding Scale Price Cost Suggested for:
Volunteer Price* $0 folks who are willing to work 4+ hours to offset the cost of their pass
Discount Price $55 folks who struggle to meet their needs or who have very little expendable income
Standard Price $85 folks who meet their own needs & have some expendable income
Supporter Price $95 folks with a comfortable amount of expendable income
Sustainer Price $105 folks with a surplus of expendable income
Patron Price $115 folks with a large surplus of expendable income
Any Weekend Passes bought at the door will be $115 and will only be available if we still have space.
UPDATE 3/6/25: We have a handful of at-door passes for LEADS and AMBI-DANCERS only.
If you primarily follow, and you want to buy a pass at the door, you will need to show up with a lead or ambi-dancer who is also registering at the door.
*Volunteer Passes will be limited. Please register early if you need to take advantage of this price tier!
Single Day Passes
We will not sell tickets for individual dances, but we will make Day Passes available starting on Feb 5th, provided that space is still available.
Day Passes are good for all activities on that single day only. Day passes are a set price.
Friday Day Pass $35
Includes the Friday main dance & Friday late night
Saturday Day Pass $55
Includes Saturday daytime activities & afternoon dance, Saturday main dance, Saturday late night
Sunday Day Pass $30
Includes Sunday daytime activities & farewell dance (with live music this year!)
These prices will remain the same for any Day Passes purchased at the door, but we encourage you to buy in advance to avoid disappointment, as at-door passes will be based on remaining fire-code capacity in the venue.
Refund Policy
Attendees may not transfer/sell/give their pass to anyone else.
Refunds (minus an administrative fee) are available through February 21st.
We do not offer year-to-year pass transfers.
😻🦙🦝Registration is closed🦖🦄🦕
